{
  "id": 6211540,
  "title": "Patient questionnaires may add a new layer to chronic lymphocytic leukemia prognosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/patient-questionnaires-may-add-a-new-layer-to-chronic-lymphocytic",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-08T02:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-patient-questionnaires-layer-chronic-lymphocytic.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new study published in Therapeutic Advances in Hematology suggests that patient questionnaires could provide valuable insights into the prognosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Researchers analyzed data from 1,238 CLL patients who completed symptom questionnaires before starting ibrutinib-based treatment. By applying clinically meaningful thresholds to their responses, the study found that patient-reported outcomes (PROs) could help predict outcomes, improve prognosis, and identify individuals at higher risk. Dr. Ahmad Y. Abuhelwa, the study's lead author, emphasizes that patients' own reports about their health could serve as a powerful new dimension to prognosis, treatment, and risk stratification. The study highlights that a large proportion of patients entering clinical trials have meaningful functional or symptom burdens that could be identified through direct questioning.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}